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The Bengals say the game is sold out, though fans who buy season tickets for next year's team might be able to score a seat or two at the ticket office.

For more casual fans who want to be inside Paul Brown Stadium in person on Saturday the key is to keep from getting scammed.

Tracy Huth is a Bengals fan and a longtime season ticket-holder.

WLWT News 5's Todd Dykes asked Huth how he would advise fellow fans who plan to show up outside Paul Brown without a seat.

"Someone gave me some good advice, it was from a ticket-taker," Huth said. "They said, 'If you buy tickets on the street from somebody, use your cellphone to take a picture of them. If they don't want their picture taken then you might have a problem with the ticket.'

"Pretty much every game you'll see a handful or two of counterfeit tickets," Mike Robison with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department said.

Robison said deputies, along with Cincinnati police officers and other agents, will be watching for counterfeit tickets on game day.

"The last thing we want is Bengals fans, or at least Bengals fans, to be left out in the cold and turned away at the gate. That'd be very unfortunate," Robison said.

Robison said fans need to do their homework when buying a ticket on the secondary market.

And he has this warning for anyone trying to unload a fake ticket, "People need to know we're not going to take this lightly. We're going to follow up on any leads. If we find out you're trying to pull this scam we're going to make sure you pay for it as much as possible."

At last check, several thousand tickets were available on websites like Stubhub, 333-Seat and the NFL Ticket Exchange, a site promoted by the Bengals for its authenticity.